Posted by Dick Hosmer on Wednesday, 9 October 2013, at 1:05 a.m., in response to Interesting Trapdoor Carbine., posted by Paul Eshleman on Tuesday, 8 October 2013, at 9:01 p.m.

As keeper of the unofficial 1873 carbine database with nearly 1200 records, may I ask the full s/n of your 17xxx carbine? Perhaps I have logged some data on it. You can email me privately if you wish. Thanks.